Yongin City Changes Illegal Parking Enforcement Standards from New Year

[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon] Yongin City announced on the 23rd that it will change its illegal parking and stopping enforcement standards starting from the new year.

The measure aims to reduce citizen confusion by unifying enforcement standards. It also takes into account waiting times for takeout orders from restaurants and cafes as social distancing measures intensified due to COVID-19.

Previously, violations were recorded when unmanned surveillance cameras detected parking over 7 minutes, and when residents reported violations exceeding 5 minutes.

Starting January 1st, both unmanned surveillance cameras and resident reports will uniformly enforce violations when parking exceeds 10 minutes.

Enforcement standards for five absolute no-parking zones—near fire facilities, at street corners, bus stops, and similar locations—remain unchanged at the current standard (over 1 minute).

While all areas are eligible for resident reporting through the Safety Report app, starting from the new year, reporting will be limited to priority enforcement zones including sidewalks and children's, elderly, and disabled persons protection zones to prevent conflicts such as retaliatory reporting among residents.

However, drivers are advised to exercise caution as children's protection zones are excluded from the lunch hour enforcement grace period in order to prevent traffic accidents involving children.

A city official stated, "We expect to minimize citizen confusion by unifying enforcement standards," and added, "We hope to reduce friction among residents, including retaliatory reports unrelated to traffic flow."